Primary Mathematics Education (Hons) University of Brighton

Overview

The Primary Mathematics Education (Hons) course from  University of Brighton  leads to QTS – the professional teaching qualification. 

You’ll have school placements in each year of study and develop your skills and knowledge through workshops and practical sessions at university.

As a Brighton student teacher you’ll learn with an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ provider from an expert team, with their own classroom experience, in our specialist facilities that replicate those used in schools.

Preparing for your teaching career

• This course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), the professional qualification for teachers. QTS enables you to teach in schools in England and is also recognised in Wales once registered with The Education Workforce Council (EWC).

• 90% of graduates were in work or further study 15 months after this degree – Graduate Outcomes Survey.

• You’ll benefit from our partnership with over 600 schools, where you’ll gain practical school-based experience in a wide range of settings – large, small, rural and urban.

• You will gain a knowledge and understanding of the full primary curriculum, with subject studies to strengthen your specialist knowledge in your chosen area, while you start to develop your leadership and management skills.

Graduate destinations 

• Teaching graduates benefit from excellent employment rates that are consistently above the sector average.

• University of Brighton trained teachers are highly sought after by our partnership schools and have a superb reputation across the country. They are known for their creative and innovative approaches to teaching, making them very successful in securing jobs.

• Many of the graduates have taken on mentoring and leadership roles or focused on specialist roles such as special education needs.

• The careers service holds an annual teaching recruitment fair on campus which our partner schools attend looking to recruit newly qualified teachers for the next school year.

Accreditation

This course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), the professional qualification for teachers. QTS enables you to teach in schools in England and is also recognised in Wales once registered with The Education Workforce Council (EWC).